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    Joe Rutland
    Joe Rutland
    Oct 15, 2025, 15:58
    Updated at: Oct 15, 2025, 15:58

    Milwaukee hitters have been stymied by incredible outings from Dodgers starters. What can they do?

    After losing the first two games of the National League Championship Series at American Family Field, the Milwaukee Brewers are probably racking their brains looking for answers.

    Blake Snell and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the Los Angeles Dodgers were incredible against the Brewers lineup, keeping hitters looking silly at the plate.

    Yamamoto pitched a complete-game three-hitter against Milwaukee on Tuesday night, giving Los Angeles a 5-1 win and a 2-0 NLCS lead as the series shifts out to Dodger Stadium on Thursday night.

    Seeing his team not be able to solve the Dodgers starters must give Brewers manager Pat Murphy some nightmares.

    Brewers starter Freddy Peralto, pretty much the ace of the Milwaukee staff, pitched into the sixth inning on Tuesday night. He gave up home runs to the Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández and Max Muncy in his start. Muncy's solo homer in the sixth inning brought Murphy out to get Peralta out of there.

    Milwaukee is still undecided on its Game 3 starter. That's a start that either will give the Brew Crew a chance to get some momentum on their side or put them in a 3-0 hole against the Dodgers.

    "I don’t know what’s going to happen, who’s going to pitch, who’s not," Peralta said, according to MLB.com. "And if you ask around, I don’t think they know. But it’s something they will take care of. There were times during the season we didn’t have five [regular starters]. It’s different. And you know, we’re still here. Let’s see if we turn the page."

    Take a look at this statistic as the NLCS moves out to the West Coast. Milwaukee hitters, in the NLCS, have collected five hits and just two runs. They've only had runners in scoring for four plate appearances...and those were in the NCLS Game 1 in Milwaukee.

    "It’s not an ideal start to the series, by any means," said Christian Yelich, who is hitless in his past 17 at-bats. "It’s not what you want to get off to. But we have to continue to battle and find a way to get the offense better. I’ve got to be better. We’ve got to be better. Just facts."

    Milwaukee will not be going into friendly territory in Los Angeles. The Brewers can't really afford to lose Game 3. That would give LA two chances at home to clinch another World Series appearance. 

    Murphy and his players need to get their act together...and fast.